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The '''United States Army Aviation Museum''' is an [[aviation museum]] located on [[Fort Novosel]] near [[Daleville, Alabama]]. It has the largest collection of helicopters held by a museum in the world.<ref name="Phillips_p37">Phillips 1992, p. 37.</ref><ref name="Purner_p204">Purner 2004, p. 204.</ref> The museum features some 50 aircraft on public display with [[aviation]] artifacts ranging from a replica of the Wright brothers' Model B military biplane to an |
The '''United States Army Aviation Museum''' is an [[aviation museum]] located on [[Fort Novosel]] near [[Daleville, Alabama]]. It has the largest collection of helicopters held by a museum in the world.<ref name="Phillips_p37">Phillips 1992, p. 37.</ref><ref name="Purner_p204">Purner 2004, p. 204.</ref> The museum features some 50 aircraft on public display with [[aviation]] artifacts ranging from a replica of the Wright brothers' Model B military biplane to an RAH-66 Comanche. The museum has over 160 aircraft in its collection and holds 3,000 historical items.<ref>[http://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/index.php/museum/aircraft-collection Army Aviation Museum Collection], ArmyAviationMuseum.org.</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The museum broke ground on a new building called the Training Support Facility in November 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Jim |title=Fort Rucker breaks ground on Army Aviation Training Support Facility |url=http://www.army.mil/article/229765/fort_rucker_breaks_ground_on_army_aviation_training_support_facility |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=U.S. Army |date=19 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fort Rucker sees progress on new training facility construction |url=http://www.wdhn.com/news/local-news/fort-rucker-sees-progress-on-new-training-facility-construction |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=WDHN |date=15 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nelson |first1=Abby |title=Fort Rucker Army Aviation Museum |url=http://www.wtvy.com/2021/07/02/fort-rucker-army-aviation-museum |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=News 4 |date=2 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Robins & Morton receives Training Support Facility construction contract at Fort Rucker |url=http://www.robinsmorton.com/robins-morton-receives-training-support-facility-construction-contract-at-fort-rucker |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=Robins & Morton |date=16 September 2019}}</ref> |
The museum announced plans to raise money to build a new structure to replace the wooden buildings in which it was housed in 1977.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rawls |first1=Phillip |title=Rucker Hopes to Dress Treasure More Fancily |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/257632402 |access-date=1 January 2024 |work=Montgomery Advertiser |date=10 May 1977 |page=11}}</ref> |
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The museum broke ground on a new building called the William A. Howell Training Support Facility in November 2019, which will not be open to the public.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Jim |title=Fort Rucker breaks ground on Army Aviation Training Support Facility |url=http://www.army.mil/article/229765/fort_rucker_breaks_ground_on_army_aviation_training_support_facility |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=U.S. Army |date=19 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fort Rucker sees progress on new training facility construction |url=http://www.wdhn.com/news/local-news/fort-rucker-sees-progress-on-new-training-facility-construction |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=WDHN |date=15 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nelson |first1=Abby |title=Fort Rucker Army Aviation Museum |url=http://www.wtvy.com/2021/07/02/fort-rucker-army-aviation-museum |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=News 4 |date=2 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Robins & Morton receives Training Support Facility construction contract at Fort Rucker |url=http://www.robinsmorton.com/robins-morton-receives-training-support-facility-construction-contract-at-fort-rucker |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=Robins & Morton |date=16 September 2019}}</ref> The new building opened on 12 April 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trumbull |first1=Brittany |title=William A. Howell TSF opens its doors on Fort Novosel |url=http://www.army.mil/article/275357/william_a_howell_tsf_opens_its_doors_on_fort_novosel |access-date=16 June 2024 |work=U.S. Army |date=15 April 2024}}</ref> |
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==Collection== |
==Collection== |
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[[File:Sikorsky R-4B U.S. Army Aviation Museum.jpg|thumb|Sikorsky R-4B]] |
[[File:Sikorsky R-4B U.S. Army Aviation Museum.jpg|thumb|Sikorsky R-4B]] |
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[[File:Ah56aam.jpg|thumb|AH-56A Cheyenne]] |
[[File:Ah56aam.jpg|thumb|AH-56A Cheyenne]] |
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[[File:Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk 3869 (2076016691).jpg|thumb|UH-60 Blackhawk]] |
[[File:Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk 3869 (2076016691).jpg|thumb|UH-60 Blackhawk]] |
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;World War I aircraft |
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* [[Wright Model B]]<br />replica |
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* [[Curtiss JN Jenny|Curtiss JN-4D Jenny]] |
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* [[Nieuport 28|Nieuport 28C-1]] |
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* [[Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2]]C |
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* [[Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5|Curtiss SE-5A]] |
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* [[Sopwith Camel|Sopwith F.1 Camel]] - replica |
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* [[Taylorcraft L-2]] Grasshopper |
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* [[Piper J-3 Cub|Piper L-4B Cub]] |
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* [[Aeronca L-16|Aeronca L-16A Champ]] |
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* [[Cessna O-1 Bird Dog|Cessna L-19A Bird Dog]] |
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! Aircraft !! Year<br />Introduced !! Type !! Notes |
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* [[de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver|de Havilland Canada L-20 / YU-6A Beaver]] |
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* [[de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter|de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter]] |
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| [[Wright Model B]]<br />replica || 1910 || Single-engined biplane piston aircraft || |
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* [[de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou|de Havilland Canada YC-7A Caribou]] |
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* [[Grumman OV-1 Mohawk|Grumman OV-1B Mohawk]] |
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| [[Nieuport 28|Nieuport 28C-1]] || 1917 || Single-engined biplane piston fighter || |
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| [[Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2|Royal Aircraft Factory BE-2C]] || 1912 || Single-engined biplane piston light bomber || |
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| [[Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5|Curtiss SE-5A]] || 1917 || Single-engined biplane piston fighter || |
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| [[Sopwith Camel|Sopwith F.1 Camel]]<br />replica || 1917 || Single-engined biplane piston fighter || |
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| [[Curtiss JN Jenny|Curtiss JN-4D Jenny]] || 1915 || Single-engined biplane piston trainer || |
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| [[Piper J-3 Cub]] || 1941 || Single-engined monoplane piston aircraft || |
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| [[Taylorcraft L-2]]A Grasshopper || 1941 || Single-engined monoplane piston observation aircraft || |
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| [[Piper J-3 Cub|Piper L-4B Cub]] || 1938 || Single-engined monoplane piston observation aircraft || |
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| [[Aeronca L-16|Aeronca L-16A Champ]] || 1946 || Single-engined monoplane piston observation aircraft || Replaced the Piper L-4B Cub in service. |
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| [[Cessna O-1 Bird Dog|Cessna L-19A Bird dog]] || 1974 || Single-engined monoplane piston observation aircraft || Developed from the [[Cessna 170]] |
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| [[Grumman OV-1 Mohawk|Grumman OV-1B Mohawk]] || 1959 || Twin-engined monoplane turboprop observation aircraft || |
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| [[de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter|de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter]] || 1953 || Single-engined monoplane piston utility aircraft || |
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| [[de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver|de Havilland Canada YU-6A Beaver]] || 1948 || Single-engined monoplane piston utility aircraft || |
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| [[de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou|de Havilland Canada YC-7A Caribou]] || 1961 || Twin-engined monoplane piston utility aircraft || |
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* [[Sikorsky R-4|Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly I]] |
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* [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky R-5]] x 2 |
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* [[Sikorsky R-6|Sikorsky R-6 Hoverfly II]] |
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* [[Bell H-13 Sioux|Bell OH-13C Sioux]] |
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* [[Bell H-13 Sioux|Bell OH-13E Sioux]] |
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* [[Bell H-13 Sioux|Bell TH-13T Sioux]] |
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* [[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw]] |
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* [[Piasecki H-21|Piasecki CH-21C Shawnee]] |
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* [[Hiller OH-23 Raven|Hiller H-23A Raven]] |
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* [[Hiller OH-23 Raven|Hiller OH-23B Raven]] |
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* [[Piasecki HUP Retriever|Piasecki H-25A Army Mule]] |
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* [[McCulloch MC-4|McCulloch YH-30]] |
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* [[Hiller YH-32 Hornet]] |
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* [[Sikorsky H-34#Variants|Sikorsky VH-34A Army One]] |
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* [[Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave|Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave]] |
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* [[Sikorsky XH-39]] |
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* [[Bell XH-40]] |
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** [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois|Bell UH-1B Iroquois]] (Huey) x 2 |
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** Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
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** Bell YUH-1D/H Iroquois |
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** [[Bell AH-1 Cobra|Bell AH-1G Cobra]] |
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** [[Bell AH-1 Cobra|Bell AH-1S Cobra]] |
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* [[Hughes OH-6 Cayuse|Hughes OH-6A Cayuse]] x 2 |
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* [[Cessna CH-1 Skyhook|Cessna YH-41A Seneca]] |
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* [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|Boeing-Vertol CH-47A Chinook]] |
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* [[Lockheed XH-51]] |
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* [[Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe|Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe]] |
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* [[Hughes TH-55 Osage|Hughes TH-55A Osage]] |
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* [[Bell OH-58 Kiowa|Bell OH-58D Kiowa]] |
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* [[Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne|Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne]] |
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* [[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk|Sikorsky YUH-60 Black Hawk]] |
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* [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|Hughes YAH-64A Apache]] |
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* [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Apache]] |
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* [[Boeing–Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche]] |
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* [[McDonnell XV-1]] Convertiplane |
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* [[Ryan XV-5 Vertifan|Ryan XV-5B Vertifan]] |
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! Aircraft !! Year<br />Introduced !! Type !! Notes |
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* [[Hawker Siddeley P.1127|Hawker XV-6A Kestrel]] |
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* [[Ryan VZ-3 Vertiplane|Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane]] |
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| [[Sikorsky R-4|Sikorsky Hoverfly I]] || 1943 || Single-engined radial piston utility helicopter || |
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* [[Curtiss-Wright VZ-7]] |
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* [[Lockheed CL-475]] |
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| [[Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky R-5]] x 2 || 1945 || Single-engined radial piston utility helicopter || |
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* [[Sikorsky S-72]] - Rotor Systems Research Aircraft (RSRA) |
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| [[Sikorsky R-6|Sikorsky Hoverfly II]] || 1945 || Single-engined radial piston utility helicopter || |
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| [[Bell H-13 Sioux|Bell OH-13C Sioux]] || 1945 || Single-engined radial piston observation helicopter || Military version of the [[Bell 47]] |
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| [[Bell H-13 Sioux|Bell OH-13E Sioux]] || 1945 || Single-engined radial piston observation helicopter || Military version of the [[Bell 47]] |
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| [[Bell H-13 Sioux|Bell TH-13T Sioux]] || 1945 || Single-engined radial piston training helicopter || Military version of the [[Bell 47]] |
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| [[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw]] || 1950 || Single-engined radial piston utility helicopter || |
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| [[Piasecki H-21|Piasecki CH-21C Shawnee]] || 1951 || Twin-engined radial piston transport helicopter || |
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| [[Hiller OH-23 Raven|Hiller H-23A Raven]] || 1948 || Single-engined radial piston utility helicopter || |
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| [[Hiller OH-23 Raven|Hiller OH-23B Raven]] || 1948 || Single-engined radial piston observation helicopter || |
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| [[Piasecki HUP Retriever|Piasecki H-25A Army Mule]] || 1949 || Twin-engined radial piston utility helicopter || |
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| [[McCulloch MC-4|McCulloch YH-30]] || 1948 || Single-engined radial piston helicopter || |
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| [[Hiller YH-32 Hornet]] || 1954 || Single-engined radial piston experimental helicopter || |
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| [[Sikorsky H-34|Sikorsky VH-34A Army One]] || 1954 || Single-engined radial piston transport helicopter || |
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| [[Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave|Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave]] || 1956 || Twin-engined radial piston transport helicopter || |
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| [[Sikorsky XH-39]] || 1954 || Single-engined turboshaft experimental helicopter || |
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| [[Bell XH-40]] || 1954 || Single-engined turboshaft helicopter || |
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| [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|Boeing-Vertol CH-47A Chinook]] || 1962 || Twin-engined turboshaft transport helicopter || |
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| [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois|Bell UH-1B Iroquois]] (Huey) x 2 || 1959 || Single-engined turboshaft utility helicopter || |
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| Bell UH-1H Iroquois || 1959 || Single-engined turboshaft utility helicopter || |
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| Bell YUH-1D/H Iroquois || 1959 || Single-engined turboshaft utility helicopter || |
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| [[Bell AH-1 Cobra|Bell AH-1G Cobra]] || 1967 || Single-engined turboshaft attack helicopter || Developed from the Bell UH-1 Iroquois |
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| [[Bell AH-1 Cobra|Bell AH-1S Cobra]] || 1967 || Single-engined turboshaft attack helicopter || Developed from the Bell UH-1 Iroquois |
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| [[Hughes OH-6 Cayuse|Hughes OH-6A Cayuse]] x 2 || 1966 || Single-engined turboshaft observation helicopter || |
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| [[Lockheed XH-51]] || 1962 || Single-engined turboshaft experimental helicopter || |
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| [[Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe|Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe]] || 1962 || Twin-engined turboshaft cargo helicopter || |
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| [[Hughes TH-55 Osage|Hughes TH-55A Osage]] || 1956 || Single-engined radial piston training helicopter || |
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| [[Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne|Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne]] || 1967 || Single-engined turboshaft attack helicopter || |
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| [[Bell OH-58 Kiowa|Bell OH-58D Kiowa]] || 1983 || Single-engined turboshaft observation helicopter || |
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| [[UH-60 Black Hawk|Sikorsky YUH-60 Black Hawk]] || 1979 || Twin-engined turboshaft utility helicopter || |
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| [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|Hughes YAH-64A Apache]] || 1986 || Twin-engined turboshaft attack helicopter || |
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| [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Apache]] || 1986 || Twin-engined turboshaft attack helicopter || Operation Desert Storm veteran |
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| [[Boeing–Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche]] || 1996 || Twin-engined turboshaft attack helicopter || |
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| [[Hawker P.1127|Hawker XV-6A Kestrel]] || || || |
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| [[VZ-3 Vertiplane|Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane]] || || || |
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| [[XV-5 Vertifan|Ryan XV-5B Vertifan]] || || || |
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| [[Curtiss-Wright VZ-7]] || || || |
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| [[Cessna CH-1|Cessna YH-41A Seneca]] || || || |
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| [[Lockheed CL-475]] || || || |
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| [[Sikorsky S-72]] || || || Rotor Systems Research Aircraft (RSRA) |
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Sources: US Army Aviation Museum collection pages<ref>[http://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/index.php/museum/aircraft-collection Museum Collection, rotary wing], ArmyAviationMuseum.org.</ref><ref>[http://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/index.php/museum/aircraft-collection Museum Collection, fixed wing], ArmyAviationMuseum.org.</ref><ref>[http://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/index.php/museum/aircraft-collection Museum Collection, vertical flight], ArmyAviationMuseum.org.</ref> |
Sources: US Army Aviation Museum collection pages<ref>[http://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/index.php/museum/aircraft-collection Museum Collection, rotary wing], ArmyAviationMuseum.org.</ref><ref>[http://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/index.php/museum/aircraft-collection Museum Collection, fixed wing], ArmyAviationMuseum.org.</ref><ref>[http://www.armyaviationmuseum.org/index.php/museum/aircraft-collection Museum Collection, vertical flight], ArmyAviationMuseum.org.</ref> |
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Established | 1956 Open to public: 1968 |
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Location | Fort Novosel, Alabama 36362 |
Coordinates | 31°19′27″N 085°42′47″W / 31.32417°N 85.71306°W / 31.32417; -85.71306 |
Director | Army Aviation Museum Foundation |
Website | ArmyAviationMuseum.org |
The United States Army Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located on Fort Novosel near Daleville, Alabama. It has the largest collection of helicopters held by a museum in the world.[1][2] The museum features some 50 aircraft on public display with aviation artifacts ranging from a replica of the Wright brothers' Model B military biplane to an RAH-66 Comanche. The museum has over 160 aircraft in its collection and holds 3,000 historical items.[3]
The museum announced plans to raise money to build a new structure to replace the wooden buildings in which it was housed in 1977.[4]
The museum broke ground on a new building called the William A. Howell Training Support Facility in November 2019, which will not be open to the public.[5][6][7][8] The new building opened on 12 April 2024.[9]
Sources: US Army Aviation Museum collection pages[10][11][12]
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